Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft + chewy cookies full of freeze-dried strawberries and chocolate chunks, and then dipped and drizzled with dark chocolate.
You guys have heard about this crazy Powerball lottery jackpot right now, right? As I write this, the prize money is 1.3 BILLION – the highest ever. When someone wins that jackpot, they’ll become a billionaire, just like that! Well, you know, before taxes and all that not-fun stuff.
So it got me thinking – what would I change if I won the lottery? Not that I’ve ever actually bought a lottery ticket, just hypothetically. And I must say…there’s not much I would change about my life. Of course, I would build my dream house with the most KILLER kitchen ever and travel a ton, but I’m lucky enough to be doing what I love, and why would I want to change that?
I guess that’s the sign of a contented life. What would you change if you won the lottery? If there’s one thing I know would recommend doing, lotto win or not, it’s MAKING THESE COOKIES.
Let’s make Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies!
These Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies will make you feel like a billionaire every day of the week. 😎 You know, my thoughts about this cookie can be pretty accurately described in emoji form: 😍🍪🍫🍓🎉❤️. They are downright perfect for Valentine’s Day.
So imagine this: I made a twist on my best chocolate chip cookies and added a whole bunch of freeze-dried strawberries to the dough, and then once the already outstanding cookies were all baked, I dipped them in dark chocolate and then drizzled them with MORE dark chocolate. I have no regrets.
They turned out, to be humble, totally outstanding. Because I am a hard and firm believer in chocolate chunks > chocolate chips, the cookies themselves have these massive chunks of chocolate in them that are super gooey and melty. The freeze-dried strawberries add a bit of tang and that flavor runs through the dough.
And then, we dip the bottoms of the cookies in chocolate. I used Dark Chocolate Candiquik, but any sort of chocolate melting wafers would do the job just fine. You could also use simply melted dark chocolate, but the coating likely won’t be as thin and you won’t be able to reheat the chocolate multiple times if needed. After we dip the cookies, we can use the same chocolate to drizzle on top. Once the chocolate is cool – devour!
For the baking and dipping of the cookies, I used Reynold’s Cookie Baking Sheets! These sheets are awesome – they’re precut and lay flat on your baking sheet. I made some of the batch on a quarter sheet pan, which is shown above, and the sheet fits perfectly folded in half.
Not folded, it fits perfectly on my half sheet pans. I seriously use parchment for everything. I don’t put a batch of cookies, brownies, or bars into my oven without lining them with parchment. The precut sheets are so convenient! ALSO, they make cleaning up so easy. Just throw the sheet away and put the pan back in the cabinet – voila.
They’re non-stick too, which made them the perfect place to let the chocolate on the cookies cool without having to worry about the chocolate sticking. If you’re making these cookies for your honey, you want them to be perfect!
Take a bite of these gooey chocolate-dipped strawberry chocolate chip cookies, and you’ll be in heaven 😍 enjoy!
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Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 42 minutes
- Yield: 18 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups (8 oz.) all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries, lightly crushed
- 8 oz. dark chocolate, chopped
- Chocolate melting wafers, to dip and drizzle
Instructions
- Cream the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy. Scrape down the side of the bowl. Continue mixing while adding the egg. Add the vanilla. Scrape down the bowl with a spatula.
- Combine the flour, soda and salt in another bowl. With a whisk, stir to combine. With the machine on low, slowly add the flour. Mix until just combined, taking care not to over mix. Fold in the freeze-dried strawberries and chocolate chunks.
- Scoop cookies, using a spoon or a cookie scoop, onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Press down slightly to flatten.
- Bake at 350°F for 11-14 minutes. They should be lightly golden around the edges and look just barely set in the center. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate wafers according to the directions on the package – brands may vary. Using your fingers or two forks, carefully dip the bottom of each cookie into the chocolate, scraping off the excess on the side of the bowl. Place some of the remaining melted chocolate into a small piping bag (or Ziplock bag with the corner snipped off) and drizzle dark chocolate over the cookies. Let the chocolate set before serving.
This post is sponsored by Reynolds and Socialstars; as always, all opinions are my own. See more sweet recipes on Reynold’s website! #ReynoldsCrowd™
If I won the lotto, I would pretty much do the same as you…build my dream house with the best kitchen ever and travel around the world! And if these cookies were involved, I’d be set for life! I love that you added strawberries to chocolate chips AND dipped them in chocolate. Sounds SO good, Rachel! Such a creative recipe!
Oh man, all that gooey exploding chocolate is making my head spin! These cookies are AMAZING, Rachel! Gah, so gorgeous I just want to steal them all out of my screen! ;)
Just beautiful!! I love the chocolate strawberry in cookie form! Simply brilliant! I am totally with you on the lottery…I don’t think there is much about my life I would change right now. How lucky are we?!
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When I hear “chocolate dipped strawberries”, my ears perk up :) I can’t get enough of them! Incorporating them into cookies is genius! These are unique cookies, and they look absolutely amazing!
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I wouldn’t change anything if I won the lottery. I would pay off the house and car, and help family get out of debt too. But as far as changing my lifestyle, I don’t think I would. I wouldn’t want to lose myself, so to speak.
These cookies look so decadent and dreamy! Love the chocolate and strawberries!
Isn’t it the best to be able to say that? :) Thanks so much, Jen!
That’s a whole lot of cash to have all of a sudden, but I wouldn’t change anything either. I would probably just travel a ton and see as much as the world as possible.
These cookies look fabulous by the way! Dipping the bottoms in chocolate and folding chocolate chunks in the batter – be still my heart!
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Hi Rachel. Where do you buy freeze dried strawberries as I want to make these cookies so bad?
If I won the lottery, I would have a home in many different places of the world and travel, eat and drink wine!
Thanks for the recipes!!! I love them!!!
Shari
Hi Shari! I buy my freeze dried strawberries from Trader Joe’s. You can also find them on Amazon. So glad you like the recipes. That sounds lovely – wouldn’t it be great to be able to travel the world at our leisure?! Have a good day! xox
These are amazing! What a great cookie! Happy New Year.
These cookies look fantastic!! I’ve been wanting to make a sweet recipe with strawberries in it. This is definitely a good way to incorporate them. And I am happy you dipped them cause who seriously wouldn’t want MORE chocolate?!
Saw these on Snapchat and was desperate for you to share the recipe, they look so amazing!!
I would be the same as you if I won the lottery – build my dream house with a killer kitchen and travel… but other than that I wouldn’t change a whole lot. And I’d need to play the lottery first. ;) LOVE these cookies, girlfriend! These would be perfect for Valentine’s Day, if I didn’t eat them all first! Pinned! Cheers, doll!
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I absolutely am going to try this Rachel, with my favourite vegan choc chip cookie recipe. I imagine it would work too! I am a huge fan of freeze-dried strawberries, and always snacking on them, so next time I make a batch of cookies, I’m so going to throw a bunch of them in. And dip them in extra dark chocolate, because that looks awesome too! You are the QUEEN of all things cookie, I tell you :D
Hi Lisa, it would totally work! Just add the strawberries to your fave recipe and dip in chocolate :) I hadn’t really had freeze dried strawberries before but now I’m totally obsessed with them, I could barely stop snacking long enough to get them in the cookie dough! Haha, thanks girl!
If I don’t win the Powerball Wednesday I will definitely be making these cookies to cheer me up ;)
These look absolutely scrumptious, Rachel! :)
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If I won the powerball I think all I’d really want is a house and a trip all over the U.K. so I can check out all the sights I’ve always wanted to see…and the birthplaces of my favorite authors…because I wave my nerd flag high! :)
These cookies look fantastic! They really draw you in. Who doesn’t like chocolate covered strawberries? And you’ve perfected it. This would be such a cute Valentine’s gift.
I love that! I would totally indulge in doing all the nerdy things I love! Thanks so much, Amanda.
These look amazing! Love that they’re double dipped and the freeze dried strawberries are so smart! What would I do with 1.3 billion dollars? I don’t even know. I think I’d cover all my immediate needs (tuiton, etc.), help my parents out, and then save half of the remaining and donate the rest to charity. :)
I’m with you, it would be so nice to travel for a bit:)
These cookies are SO gorgeous, Rachel! I love that you used freeze-dried strawberries! Dipping the bottoms sounds perfect too! These would disappear in NO time at our house! :)
Rachel these look INSANE!! I have just discovered the amazingness of freeze dried berries at the cafe I work at – in the 3 weeks leading up to Christmas we used $5000 worth in all the cookies, doughnut toppings and cake decorations! Crazy. Strawberries and dark chocolate is such an incredible combination, I will definitely be giving them a go sometime soon. Beautiful photos too!
Good golly! Saw this on insta and HAD to come over and check them out. They look insanely good! Pinned!!!
Ummmm…Shawn and I bought 50 lottery tickets. Ha! Was just too fun to pass up. Can’t believe someone is going to win and become a BILLIONAIRE instantly.
Love these cookies! So romantic and perfect for Valentine’s Day!
HAHA I love that!!! Hopefully you guys win! :D Thanks, Natalie!
oh MYYYYY. these look incredible! even the raw version still looks like something i would eat an entire pan of. you can never have too much chocolate in one cookie, i always say
My mouth is watering!! The chocolate looks so rich and delicious. I’m super excited to try out your recipe! :)
THESE COOKIES! They look so amazing, Rachel!! I love that you dipped them in chocolate. No such thing as too much chocolate ;)
Yes! Parchment is the best baking tool ever — way less clean up! These chocolate dipped cookies are pure GENIUS Rachel!
These cookies are gorgeous, Rachel, and chocolate and strawberries are about the best combination ever! I love that you dipped these in chocolate!
Seriously, I have been following along on snapchat and instagram as you made these cookies and I can’t even deal with how amazing they look. I want/need to make/eat them asap. And weirdly, I was thinking the same thing about the lottery today. I might change a few small things, but overall I am pretty content. That is a pretty great feeling.
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These cookies look AMAZING!!!!! I love the chocolate strawberry combination and they have the perfect amount of chocolate in the dough.
I can’t even imagine what it would be like to win a billion dollars! I would probably just keep doing exactly what I am doing now in better shoes! ;-)
Omg, these cookies! I was freaking out when I saw them on snapchat! They are so pretty, Rachel. And look at all that chocolate! Serious heart-eyes-emoji-face happening over here!
Haha thank you SO much Beth!! You have got to try them :)
So many yummy components to this cookie! I’d like to receive these for Valentine’s Day :)
Please add instructions between steps 2 and 3. As in should the baking sheet be greased. How much dough per cookie on the baking sheet. Should be cookie be pressed down? I made these cookies but ended up over baking them because they never flattened down like the picture shows.
Hi Jacquee, added extra info!!
Hi. I was looking for a dark chocolate chip strawberry cookie recipe and came upon your. It sounds perfect and I can’t wait to make them this weekend. I wanted to bake the dough as 1 huge cookie in a heart shaped pan that I have. Do you think this recipe would work for that and if so, do I need to adjust the bake time?
Yes that should be perfect, and you’ll likely need to bake longer but it will depend on how thick it is. If it’s regular cookie thickness, check around 12 minutes – if it’s more of a skillet cookie, start checking around 16 minutes. You definitely don’t want to overbake!!
I just tried to make these. The dough is very dry?? Have to use my hands to form into balls to put on the sheet to bake. Can not scoop with spoon or cookie scoop. So sad. I was testing these to make for a wedding!! :(
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So sorry you had trouble! This recipe was originally posted in 2016 and unfortunately, I haven’t made them since then because I’m now gluten-free. However, this recipe has pretty standard ratios, so it shouldn’t be too dry. Did you make any changes at all to the recipe? I’d love to help you figure out what went wrong here as best I can.
I followed every step. I did not change a thing. They seem to be okay just can’t scoop them. Have to form in my hand and press on cookie sheet. I just finished dipping in the chocolate. We’ll have to see what the taste testers say. Thank you!
How odd! Well I hope they ended up tasting good anyways :)
This looks amazing! Is it possible to use all purpose gf flour and a flax egg? Would that work?
Hi Sara, it should but I haven’t personally tested it that way so I can’t make any guarantees!
I think they are worth the try :D I ll let you know if they work. Thanks, Rachel!